THE CHINA MAIL, TUES DAY, OCTOBER 20, 1943.
FRANCE READY FOR FINAL SHOWDOWN WITH STRIKERS
TWO THOUSAND TROOPS TAKE PART IN BIGGEST ACTION YET
Paris, October 24.
con-
The French Government and the Communist strike leaders' braced them.
coal industry solves for a decisive showdown as the nationwide flict entered its fourth wook.
Two thousand troops and police in the biggest military operation since the strikes storted, today forced the surrender of the strikers in the Alouettes pit at Montceau les Mines in Central France. Two other pits in the same area were also coptured.
Talks On
Burmese Situation
London, Detober 24
Backing its "get tough" decision, the Government
Enter
poured thousands more troops into the strike areas, particularly in the Northorn basin which produces two-thirds of France's coal.
U Kyaw Hycin, the new Burmese Porelin Minister, are rived here this weekend from
were in Govern- Paris to 「11lv t* general talk. with the British Foreign Officerut plantvel an early action in on the internal Burma.
situation
it
He will be staying be in work at Base Embassy aid
thus expected to be able to use ! Mr. Ernest Bevin when the Foa - i eg Secrriner returns from the Weser Union Faneig Muistopet) Hier g Paris, probably
Shree in
P
reports that
DVCUN,
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break the strike, but merely to Have the national coalmine pro. perty.
"Miners Are Keeping Cool"
Paris, October 24.
The Secretary-General of the French Communist Party, M. Maurice Thorez, said in Paris today that "the Gov ernment instead of discussing with the qualified leaders of the miners, persists along the". road of provocation and ‘vior tence,
"It carries the entire res.
the ponsibility for
tragic events of the last few days." He added: ~The minera sre keeping cool. They give warning, however, that such violences could be a challenge to the work of the safety teams constituted under the control of the strike commit. tees."-Router.
Berlin Solution Is Doomed Unless Reds Make Late Reversal
Paris," October 24.
A last-minute change of front by the Saviot Govorn- mont is now regarded by informed sources in Paris as the only chance of solving the Berlin problem at tomorrow's meeting of the Security Council,
The position tonight, after yesterday's meeting be- tween the head of the Soviet delegation, Mr. Andrei Vyshinsky, and the acting President of the Council, Dr. Juan Bromuglia, appeared to be still one of stalemate.
No meetings were held by would still have to be negotiated any
of the
parties involved under the duress of an existing throughout today nor did any blockade. of the key delegations appear) to have obtained any new in.; formation about possible deve- ****** |lopments.
the
The impression in Western delegation circles is that Mr. Vyalimaky' conversation with Dr. Bramuglia yerterday was in the nature of a lest-minute Bo
further vlet attempt to gain concorsiona before taking final decision. Whether the Soviet Govern- ment will now decide to give its tacit support to the resolution by saldabstaming from the vote tomor- now or whether It will apply the
The position, therefore, still op- in the recent clarhes with Government forces.
Hald Pee to be that the resolution They
the six "neutral" that the miners'
Ho proposed by wives also
Council at the members of the ahead of the strikers before fight last meeting is not acceptable to ing slarts, piling stones, rubble, the Soviet delegation in its pre- in the streets which can be used broken bottles and other obstacles
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sent form,
Source:A
that
the
A
abut
from save PILS
The strikers, frozen after to prevent Talous fooding and
quit in the open tower, the dying chewn of the huge rake Inghi
without a tight. The police cheek M. the identity of each as they Justice, The Minister of Andre Marle in a speech at Le frame down, arresting about 20
Usually reliable Havre, warned "that the sabot-¡foreigners or strikes found carry-
property ing weapons. The remainder was inssiles. They also black the today that the Soviet delegation's лде of our national
velo therefore continues to rest and appeats to desertion and in allowed to go home. Three youths arrival of police reinforcements.
objections are two-fold: In Montceau les Mines basin, -They object to that part of main secret locked up in surgration are signs of servility who tried to escape were also ar-
three pits are now in Government the relution
Kremlin walls-Reuter. which says to foreign power which must tested.
hamuis and 12 still occupied by the Berlin-corrency shall be un- Toughest Element be broken is le by action that
the strikers. Troops and polleeder quadripartite control. Kyne the Republic must be defended
Authorities appeared to be von are expected to begh operations Ngren Bay Pane La for
and the hour for it has come,"
*** ferntrating on weeding out foreigo
for the seizure of the others Bids and against the zebrk in
Comomists on their sudde
SIA |Communists who in some
arens shortly. Flat
W
regedet with urled deflance at 120 GoYPER-enatitute between one fourth and The whole St. Etienne area was
Linearity, scepticisi in diplomatic quarters | ment,
r Com
thirt of alt miners and quiel
today, but a 24-hour general munist Party orgah, in its special
strike, strike present
19 thue for tomoTBW. provided the toughest ciement. Troops, including Algerian and
Unitel
Press correspondents coloured Senegalese infantry no longer any grave threat page editorial by Etienne Faluncovering the disturbeet St. Etienne patrolled everywhere,.particularly i
Algertus, near the big Couriot pit in St. ---Te The Commuust Spaniards, Putes and iberated Etienne where 3,000 strikers have connot
their viewy Gernum war prisoners, formed been barricaded for more than a blockade before the Currency speedup in "the consideration he victory for all of us We the reat Communist slick trong week,United Press,
The afficial Burmese view is Sunday efilio, Henstlined apathe ought
believed to be that the situation to in well
in hand and that there
from the rebels.
urmese Giovi mom ist, t
Front
to the workers to support, The
aWES every pers.
Ty
Servetry Thought, halt that only a smaller unged that
of the Karens Win 10 must do everything in our potter yutved in the revat dişittibances. [jo help them win.“
Though Butang, Aruglo-Huntone tumaly, to
vuelon
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to supply mms In Bam by mu tunt agreement, au fred, delivery is Detlev to be due at the pre- Kent Ont, nor is Prep for likely to be aditional supplies discussed between U Kyaw Kyein and the Fiergs Oller
Retter.
Soviet Papers
Laud Soviet Peace Policy
Moscow, Octuber 24.
forces of Amperialism for
Communist
for a 24-hour somorrow
the
ntning!
readera colled
strike general
Central ble France
of city
St. Etienne to mark the funeral of the first the strikers killed In
with the police a! Firminy
fatal clot
nearby
night,
on Friday
Communist unions are also in
the
reported area,
that
Hull Makes Fresh Appeal To
Russia
Washington, October 24:
[tensifying pressure on dockers. The former Secretary of Stato, Mr. Cordell Hull, yes-
railroad mess and metal workers.
to come tul in strikes to sup. part the miners.
the! 'The
Imports Of Coal
terday appealed to Russia to cast away its "dangerous behaviour" and live up to its peace- ful pledges in the United Nations charter.
his new
អនុ
It is said the Bovlet argu- ment is that this is one of the matters
decided by * meeting of the four Military Governors and that the Secur
to
ity Council has no Jurladiction over any decision in advance.
Truman Confirms Attitude To State Of Israel
Washington, October 25. President Harry Truman, zaid Government Soviet agree to lifting the yesterday he had ordered a
problem has been settled.
of any applications fer loans which may be submitted by the State of Israel
Unacceptable
He made the announcement in A
was apparently statene ni nying that Governor propusul mentioned yesterday that the So-Thomas 3 Dewey's stand in the viel Government might issue an political enipaigó iid made it order to its authorities in Gers (necessary for me to reiterate my runny to lift the blockade but own retion with respect to that the order should only take Palestine
effect when the currency neeard "The Republicon candidate for was reached.
President." Mr. Truman said, According to Western spokes-has seen fit te release a state- man, this "token" lifting of the ment with reference to Palestine blockade would be totally unac-j10 days before the election. ceptable to Britain, the United States and France as it would mean that the currency problem
US Tourists several years at the naval medi- On The Move
" had hoped our foreign at. fairs rule continue 10 be handled on a non-partisan: basfa without being injected into the The Presidentia campaign, Republican candidate's utate. ment, however, makes'it nocca.
Aary for me to reiterate my own position with respect to Palestine."
Mr. Dewey's statement was in a letter to Dean Alsange, chair- man of the American Christian Committee Palestine
of New 10 Yurk.
Mr. Hutt was the first man By a Government decision last
He. Irsued
plea for zuckt. 1,000,000 tons of foreign to obtain Russia's official pro- Russian co-operation in a state- coal would be imported at once is mise to co-operate in a world ment from the hospital quarter The Communist Party new-all part of the gap, but at a cost peace organisation after World he has occupied far the past paper, Prxeda, commenting log of sharp cuts in the imports of War II. He has been called the day on the third anniversary of fat
Cals,
gasoline and other!
the Rus- "ather of the United Nations." el centre here. He sald
Pledged themselves in siang hand
Washington, October 24. "The elder statesman” of the laited Nations, blamed the leader of the last 300
1943
ut Mosenw and in 1945 at; The Secretary of Commerce, faire of the present internic jautėłown strikers at the Alouettes American diplomsey went on his San Francisco to "co-operate with Mr. Charles Sawyer, today em-
les Mines this mission to Moscow live years ago
peace secking nations" in phasised the importance pit at Montegu
the United Nations "a American making
dollars "Brave" morning came quietly and unex-this month pectedly after the biggest military with high
of permanent bulwark of pence and security for European recovery and to a ben "As you know," the Governor
themselves and for the world." anced development of American
wrote. "I have always felt the show of force set deployed by the peace. Government.
Mr. Hull's statement contained world trade,
Jewish people are entitled to a the most strongly worded cri- He welcomed the lifting
ufhon.eland In Palestine which ticism the Russians have ever visa requirements for American would be politically and econo- publicly received..
travciiers_by_Belgium and Italy. mteully_sfable.__My_views_ have Ile said "Instead, they have an He said this action would give been clearly expressed over far pursued an opposite course Impetus to the American Gov-yeurs and I did, indeed, approve and through their dangerous he-rument's programme to encour- the majority report of the Unit- haviour both inside and outside age travel in Marshall all counted Nations Special Committee
tional circumstances to curres bond with the "generous worsts of the Charter."
The Soviet Union is the ty domoctacles union leading the struggle for real peur and the
of nations," the paper the- |
'flver Government
newspaper. izvesila, wrote: "No one can w have the slightest doubt the the American expansionists dreamed of using the atomie issue as n instrument [ bloodless can- quest.
roods
The exact number of the strikers barricaded the pit
in was..not known-anywhere br
and 300-and the tween 20 troops blocked off all leading to the pl to prevent the arrival of reinforcements summoned by the pil's warning
without siren which howled stopping throughout the opera
While the troops were held in American claimants to world do.eserve, two companies of security attacked simultaneously mination could use as protec-uards tive cover for an international mashing down the barricade and atenie trust with whose aid they penetrating the main
pit head without
"They wanted to have a United Nations Organisation which the
tion.
and returned then hapes
ECA GRANTS.
MOUNTING
Washington, October 24.
Thr Economic Co-operation the UN, have aroused throughout tries. Administration has now made the world growing impatience and grant authorisations 10 Marshall mounting resentment, uid countries amounting 10 - US$2.325,809,481.
Desperate Neod
the
which recommended a partition Palestine." The Governor An American Travel Advisory of Committee, consisting of leading added that this position today is travel agents, is
developing the sume.Associated Press. authorised by Con- programme "All this has tended to make gress of travet abrond" to pro Authorisations totalling $138,- the work of the UN organismote trade
under- and better tlon vastly more difficult and standing among nations, Austria, Britain, Belgium, th 473,125 were male last week to squard of German
thus to Impair its effectiveness | Bizone. Denmark,
It facilities comparable to those as an indispensable framework of pre-war zones can be establish- major France French Zone D
Ger- of
for a peaceful-world, order. таму. Greece, Eire, Italy, The.
Jed, it is estimated that 700,000 Netherlands, Norway and Chin kind desperately needs freedom year. Heuter,
"Today, more than ever, man-Americans will visit Europe next The total procurement authori-trom fear of war and from threats sations for the European countof war in order tries,
Indonesia and China are:
repair the ravages of the recent conflict and Austria-$124,669,77%; Belgium
to move forward to higher lovels "We will leave them there for $32,431,100; Bizone of Germany-of civilised existence.
could gradually unin control ever clash. the world economic life, using;
and
into the
pit
Some strikers surrendered atomic inspection for csplonage and subversive activities against the rest retreated the
ust other age winding towers.
Independence
nations."
ited Stur. the Soviet Army newspaper, wrote: "The
Sovlet
Punishmont
to
DO YOU KNOW
Union is consistently and rese. the night,"
M. Plerre Lumbert, $249,564,831; Denmark $51,568.- "I fervently hope that the So-YOUR HONG KONG? iutely pursuing a policy of peace. Prefect of the Seine-et-Loire de-1748; France $531,187,474; French viel Unise will come to the renti-
newamen. "They Zone of Germany $44,240,349: a policy of strengthening the partment fold United Nations' policy of scoring can't do any damage and that will Greece $97,050,059; Eire $4,498.- Fation that scrupulous observance 200: Italy $208,301.391: Nether- of the principles of international conduct Inscribed in the charter moral and political be their punishment."
At 10a.m. M. Lambert ad- lands $172,705,808; Indonesia of the UN offer all nailons the victories over the enemies of in-
dressed the strikers through a $28,052,410; Norway $48,927,112 test-perhaps the only hope of loud-speaker saying that the Trieste $6,580,644; Chinu $103,872..
enduring pence.”—Associated authorities did not wish to 1181-Reuter.
Press
ever new
ternational co-operation.
foreign
"The wise Stalin's policy for the USSR is ensuring the stendy enhancement of the Soviet State among the world public."--Reuter,
Tientsin Price Levels Soar
Shanghai, October 25.
Was
Tientsin's econonile crisis vividly described. by businessmen who have just arrived here frara the northern port,
"You think prices here
#ona
bud,"
:
bre
businessman sald.
"Well, lialen to these prices. For a pound of meat you pay any where between seven to ten gold yuan and pork cannot be had for less than ten gold yuan. A packet of Lucky Strikes wells; for five Gold Yuan, while a cup of coffee costs one
A
This into revealed that anything can be had in Tientsin
1
at a price. He said that black- marketing in American. dollars and gold bars
bars goes o
The businessman declared
proplets
Tientsin hoped,
would
hot
ned
the
and
are confident that the ment could defend the, elly cessfully it was attucked.
The stivels, he
como
Govern- ផនក.
still have were built
I their briik on, alde
walks,"
by the,"
more have bot
ructed by
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